Name Element BRIÍG

Type Word
Usage Old Irish

Meaning & History

Old Irish word meaning "might, power" [1].

Related Items

Other Languages & Culturesbrigā(Old Celtic)
Given Name DescendantsBreana, Breann, Breanna, Breanne, Bree, Brian, Briana, Brianna, Brianne, Brion, Bryan, Bryana, Bryanna, Bryant, Bryon, Bryanne(English) Brian(Irish) Brígh(Irish Mythology) Brian(Old Irish) Brajan(Polish) Braian, Brayan(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Brayan(Spanish) Braian(Spanish (Latin American))
Surname DescendantsBryan, Bryant(English) Ó Briain, O'Brian, O'Brien(Irish)

Sources & References

  1. Matasović, Ranko. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic. Brill, 2009, page 77.
Entry added January 21, 2022